Alazan Bayou WMA: Activities at a Glance

Phone:
(936) 569-8547
Address:
8096 FM 2782
Nacogdoches, TX 75964

Contact:
Robert "Bob" Baker

Dates Open:
Open year round.

Registration is required.

Hunting

Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs)
have rules and regulations for hunting not required on private property. Hunters
must possess a valid hunting license,
the appropriate tags and stamps, as well as the proper public hunting permit.
Permits include: Annual Public Hunting Permit (APH),
computer drawn Special Permits,
and the Regular Permit, which allows daily small game hunting on some areas.
Hunters 16 years of age and younger are not required to have a hunting permit,
but must have a
hunting license and be supervised by a licensed, permitted adult, 18 years
of age or older. Hunters and non-hunters must wear hunter orange during daylight
hours at any time when firearm hunting for any species is authorized on the unit
(except turkeys, waterfowl, and dove). For more details see the rules page for
this WMA, the
Summary of Fishing and Hunting Regulations and
Public Hunting Lands Information and Maps.

Camping

Users may not camp or build a fire anywhere other than in a designated campsite.

Users may not cause, create, or contribute to excessive or disturbing sounds beyond the
person's immediate campsite between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Users may not establish a camp and leave it unattended for a period of longer than 24
hours.

Users must remove refuse from the area upon departing.

Cutting of firewood is prohibited.

There is one primitive campground with picnic tables, tent pads, grills, fire rings and lantern posts. Register to use the campsite on the west side of the WMA.

Equestrian

While in designated campsites, horses should be kept haltered on a lead or in a pen area authorized by department personnel.

All horses must be certified to be free of Equine Infectious Anemia. Horse owners/riders must
carry such certification (negative Coggins Test results) during their stay and present such documentation upon request.

Horse back riding is allowed but is restricted to September 1-26 and March 16 thru August 31. The area does not have designated trails for riding.

Fishing

For general information on fishing requirements and
restrictions, see the General Rules of
the Texas Fishing Guide. For information on fishing licenses, stamps, and tags, see
Fishing Licenses.

Fishing for catfish, bass and crappie is allowed in the bayou, river and creek.

Wildlife Viewing

Viewing wildlife is an enjoyable activity that is available in many of the Wildlife Management Areas of Texas.

The Alazan Bayou WMA habitat attracts many varieties of birds. There is a wildlife viewing deck at the end of the road on the west side overlooking the marsh.